Measuring Altruistic Behavior in Surveys: The All-or-Nothing Dictator Game

A field study of altruistic behaviour is presented using a modification of the dictator game in a large random sample survey in the Netherlands (n=1,964). In line with laboratory experiments, only 5.7% donated money. In line with other survey research on giving, generosity increased with age, education, income, trust, and prosocial value orientation.

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Year of publication:	2007
Authors:	Bekkers, Rene
Institutions:	The Field Experiments Website
Subject:	Altruism \| Dictator game \| Field experiments \| Philanthropy

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Artefactual Field Experiments.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Published in Survey Research Methods, 1(3): 139-144 Number 4 6 pages
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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